Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-10
A COUNCIL DAY.
Two Sessions on Business Of Long Date,
and But Partially Through.

Councilmen English, Brown, johnson Buck
idge, Kenyon and Derby present.
An ordinance making tax levy for the
current year was passed. 1t is ten mills.
Mr.. Derby introduced the different surveys
and Mr.. Buckridge moved that the Y. NJ. C.
| A. building be built on the present founda
ton.
An ordinance was asked relating to rail-
road crossings causing them to erect automa
tic gates on Douglas avenue on each side OF
track crossing said avenue. Any crossing OF
two or more tracks will be supplied with
Waterman and gate. Gates to be erected liz
thirty days, and a fine of $50 for each pei
day that is not obeyed by any company.
An ordinance was passed forbidding bath
| ing in a nude state In the city limits from G
a M until 9p. nj.
Time for the completion of the Central
avenue and Eastern motor line road was ex-
tended five months.
Second street from Cleveland to Hydraulic
avenue was made Sc twenty-five feet.
On motion of Brown, the old police force
was allowed pay for July.
The mayor and fire committee appointed
to better the hose teams.
Water plug located northeast corner of
Douglas avenue and Sycamore street.
The mayor was instructed to deed to Mr..
Kinkaid the ground occupied now by the
Topeka avenue ditch, and on completion of
the sewer, the old ditch is to be filled up
through Mr. Kinkaid's land.
The matter of arranging hack fares was
given to the city clerk and Councilman
Derby.
The afternoon session convened with all
the councilmen present except Brown. The
first matter of business was to make ar
arrangements for number of street cross
ings.
An ordinance was submitted by A. A.
Miller asking that the pat for Miller's sub
division be vacated. 1t was referred to the
public improvement committee.
A petition asking that water mains on
South Lawrence be laid from Lincoln street
to Howard street, was referred to the water
works committee. A petition for electric
light corner Zimmerly and Lawrence and
Howard and Lawrence was referred to the
gas committee.
A petition for grading West Central ave-
nue. was referred to the street committee,
with Buckridge voting in the negative.
Mrs. c. Schnitzler submitted
petition asking that Charles
Zeiniger, who is erecting a building on
North Market street, be not allowed to ex-
tend his building in the street. An effort
was made to defer the matter but Mr.. Brown
objected disposing of it in that way. He
said that Zeiniger was going to encroach on.
the street and now is the time to stop it
ger not to encroach on the street, but he had
paid no attention to it. By erecting his
bnilding in the street he will injure edjoin-
ing property. This is a good chance to give
this matter test. He has not yet spent
money and we can test our power to decide
where the streets are and where the city
property is. l move Mr.. Mayor that this
matter be referred to the street committee
al d city attorney with power to act The
motion prevailed. F.
Derby-Now, Mr.. Mayor, what is to be
done about this We will have a law suit
about this matter l expect and suppose we
will have to be governed by it.
Engineer N. r. Alcot, of Winfield, sub
mitted communication stating that a short
distance south of the fremont house last
ha foil int Il n,lv
night and had one leg broken and sustained
other INJURIES. He asked 5000 dollars from
the city for damages. While the letter was
being read some of the council were served
with a very expressive grin very much
resembling those usually on exhibition when
similar letters are read. AT the close Of the
reading the city attorney stated that there
would be no doubt about the complainant
being able to collect his bill provided he
could sustain as alleged. This asser ton had
a Generalization effect on some of the broad
grins that had perched so solidly.
An ordinance was submitted asking that
franchise be granted the Archer Electric
Light company to furnish lights and power
in the city by circuits on poles put up in the
city.
Mr.. Buckridge opposed granting the COM
pany power to erect poles in the city. He
thought that it was time to do underground.
Mr.. English stated that arrangements were
being made for using the poles of the Schuy-
Ter company. He thought that the Archer
company would succeed in getting the use of
the Schuyler poles.
The ordinance passed after some discussion
without dissenting vote.
The Wichita and Suburban Motor Line
company submitted an ordinance asking that
their right of way ordinance be so changed
as to allow them to reach Emporia avenue on
Thirteenth street. The change was called
for by the railroad crossing on the corner of
Fourth avenue and Fifteenth. 1t was moved
to refer the matter to the railroad company.
The vote showed one vote in the affirmative
aud none in the negative--it was very hot at
this time of the day. The fact that
the company is constructing its line
this week and will want to have the line COM
pleted by the time the council meets in next
regular session, caused those interested in the
company to hope that the ordinance would
nots be subjected to six months stay in the
basket among committees 1t is thought an
effort will be made to have an extra session
of the council to consider the ordinance.
Bids for sidewalk building were opened
dating back several weeks. But few of those
bidding had paid any attention to the speci-
fications in the advertisement, and there was
as many varieties as bids
N. Taylor, G. b. Blackwelder and c. F.